por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Varese
This is one of the most important museums in the Varese province. It is a wonderful 18th century villa and the elegant lines of its architecture create a perfect harmony with the contemporary works of art exhibited inside the exquisite rooms and stables, which include...
por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Como
As a political rival political of Giambattista Sommariva, Francesco Melzi openly challenged him to build a Neoclassical villa and a refined English garden on the opposite shore of the lake with secular examples of the Cedars of Lebanon and suggestive botanical...
por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Como
The Clerici villa was bought in1801 by Giambattista Sommariva, an art collector and one of the most powerful men in Italy during the days of Napoleonic rule: he enriched the gardens with exotic plants and the house with works by Canova, Thorvalden and Hayez,...
por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Milan
The Villa Necchi Campiglio, designed in great detail by Piero Portaluppi, is a country house with a swimming pool at the very centre of Milan, submersed in the magical “Silence District”, where we will discover curious buildings and unique details, including…pink...
por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Milan
We will take a romantic walk through the English-style garden of Milan and discover the amazing Royal Villa with its collections of art ranging from Neoclassicism to Pointillism. Duration: half day
por Susanna Bettoni | Jun 3, 2015 | Milan
Futuristic architecture in Porta Nuova creates a new skyline for the city of Milan: the Vertical Forest, the Pirelli Tower, the Lombardy Region Palace and the Unicredit tower by Cesar Pelli are the tallest skyscrapers in Italy and serve as models of sustainability....